Ricoh CX5 vs Sony RX100

Below, we will be contrasting the Ricoh CX5 vs Sony RX100, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Ricoh and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the CX5 (10MP) and RX100 (20MP) and the CX5 (1/2.3") and RX100 (1") use different sensor measurements.

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The CX5 was launched 13 months before the RX100 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh CX5 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the CX5 grades versus the RX100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh CX5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100. The complete galleries are available at Ricoh CX5 Gallery & Sony RX100 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh CX5 offers external dimensions of 102mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) while the Sony RX100 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") along with a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the CX5 versus the RX100.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the CX5 and RX100 is 92 and 91 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to visualize the difference in sensor measurements simply by seeing specifications. The visual here will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the CX5 and RX100.

To sum up, each of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The CX5 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX100 will provide more detail utilizing its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older CX5 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.